School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)
- Location:
- Loch Garman, Co. Loch Garman
- Teacher: Br. Ó Héilighe
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- (a) The way they used to make starch long ago was to grate the potatoes and put them into a basin with water on them and leave them resting for a time. Then the water was drained off and a white substance remained at the bottom called starch.
- Long ago the people would not buy starch. They used to make the starch with potatoes. The people used to get potatoes, cut them and put(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nicholas Saunders
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Loch Garman, Co. Loch Garman
- Informant
- Mrs Lacey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Loch Garman, Co. Loch Garman
